Windows 10: Cannot open start menu

Cannot open start menu

Hello,

I have relocated my Users directory during the installation of Windows to another drive using tutorial from this forum. Everything worked perfectly. Then I wanted to upgrade the build, however due to the relocated User directory, the update failed. So I edited the registry to point back to system drive (HKLM/SW/MS/WinNT/ProfileList), performed the upgrade and then turned the registry back (to the exactly same state as before). I can login, my settings is kept, however the start menu stopped working. I cannot open it anymore. Also notification center sopped working. Yes, if I create new user and relocate my files, it works however it is really annoying procedure (and I am curious whaťs going on - I have tested the even if do the registry change, don't upgrade the system a turn it back, the problem is there again).

Is there some kind of log, to find out why the Start menu doesn't open? What can I try to do to fix it?

EDIT: Looking at Windows event, there are errors that SAService and DgiVecp was not started due to missing file.

Last edited by yaqwsx; 01 May 2016 at 17:56.

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I have just recently seen the start menu suddenly stop working myself.. just moving windows around on the screen, a sudden momentary flicker, then the Edge icon disappeared and the start menu stopped responding.

There are many threads on these topics.. just search the forum for (e.g.)
start menu stopped working
taskbar not responding
etc

It seems no one is clear as to why, but it is not simple to fix, so it would be of considerable interest to have a better way as many experience this problem.
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